English language arts

This is the story of Mrs McToot,
and the musical instrument she keeps in her boot.
She’s tall and pretty, caring and kind;
Perfect in fact, with the cleverest mind!
To look, you may think that she doesn’t impress,
In her Wellington boots and flowery dress -
But never before have you seen such a flute,
As the one in the wellies of Mrs McToot!
Don't let first impressions fool you, there is much more than meets the eye to Mrs McToot! With the help of the magical flute which she keeps in her wellington boots; fun, adventure and a few surprises are guaranteed.
Additional teaching resources to accompany the text are also included.
This text is also available in a great value bundle.

A detailed literacy unit of work (up to 6 weeks) focused on Pirates based around 'The Tea-Swigging Pirate Jones' as an inspirational text.
A great resource with lesson plans consisting of differentiated activities which should save hours of planning. Plans can be adapted for use with other texts
Also includes some additional powerpoint resources which may be of use.

A unit of planned lessons for up to 6 weeks based on the inspirational text 'The Tea Swiggin' Pirate Jones'
Includes the inspiration text and others in the series which may also be useful with some additional resources.

Grown-ups keep secrets – all sorts of stuff,
Which they only tell you when you’re old enough,
And now you’re getting bigger, it’s about time you knew -
About a secret that they have been keeping from you!
There’s a little family who lives under each bed.
Some who are blue and some that are red.
It goes without saying that they’re all very small,
(They live under your bed after all!)
It’s the Norf Clan I’ll tell you about today,
They live under a bed – not far away,
They camp out in a mattress between the springs,
Collecting toys and buttons and interesting things...
The Norf clan is an entertaining narrative poem about a mischievous gamily who live under the bed of a young boy and get him into trouble and prove that sometimes, life just isn't fair - but you'll get over it!
Also available in a great value bundle!

A Brilliant and Large collection of works by the excellent Edward Lear which includes:
- Book of Nonsense
- More Nonsense
- Nonsense Songs
- Nonsense Stories
- The Jumblies and Other Nonsense Verses
Better still, everything is saves as MS Word documents so you can cut, paste and adapt these resources to your hearts content!

A narrative poem following the nasty Dr Glum as he uses his magical drum to make others unhappy - but will he learn his lesson?
This is the story of old Doctor Glum
And the magical instrument he taps with his thumb.
He’s fat and old with a temper that’s bad,
And wears a red army tunic that belonged to his dad.
On his head is the hat from an old marching band,
Which is covered in dirt and was bought second hand.
Bits of spaghetti and old food dangled -
From his white beard that was scruffy and tangled.
Strapped around his neck (which is as fat as a plum),
Is a big red and white marching band drum…
But the power the drum holds is something quite great;
It’s a shame that the man with the drum’s filled with hate!

A large collection of Aesop's Fables - 1 per page in 180+ pages saved as a Word document for you to edit/adapt into your own resources. Stories include:
THE FOX AND THE GRAPES
THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGGS
THE CAT AND THE MICE
THE MISCHIEVOUS DOG
THE CHARCOAL-BURNER AND THE FULLER
THE MICE IN COUNCIL
THE BAT AND THE WEASELS
THE DOG AND THE SOW
THE FOX AND THE CROW
THE HORSE AND THE GROOM
THE WOLF AND THE LAMB
THE PEACOCK AND THE CRANE
THE CAT AND THE BIRDS
THE SPENDTHRIFT AND THE SWALLOW
THE OLD WOMAN AND THE DOCTOR
THE MOON AND HER MOTHER
MERCURY AND THE WOODMAN
THE ASS, THE FOX, AND THE LION
THE LION AND THE MOUSE
THE CROW AND THE PITCHER
THE BOYS AND THE FROGS
THE NORTH WIND AND THE SUN
THE MISTRESS AND HER SERVANTS
THE GOODS AND THE ILLS
THE HARES AND THE FROGS
THE FOX AND THE STORK
THE WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING
THE STAG IN THE OX-STALL
THE MILKMAID AND HER PAIL
THE DOLPHINS, THE WHALES, AND THE SPRAT
THE FOX AND THE MONKEY
THE ASS AND THE LAP-DOG
THE FIR-TREE AND THE BRAMBLE
THE FROGS' COMPLAINT AGAINST THE SUN
THE DOG, THE COCK, AND THE FOX
THE GNAT AND THE BULL
THE BEAR AND THE TRAVELLERS
THE SLAVE AND THE LION
THE FLEA AND THE MAN
THE BEE AND JUPITER
THE OAK AND THE REEDS
THE BLIND MAN AND THE CUB
THE BOY AND THE SNAILS
THE APES AND THE TWO TRAVELLERS
THE ASS AND HIS BURDENS
THE SHEPHERD'S BOY AND THE WOLF
THE FOX AND THE GOAT
THE FISHERMAN AND THE SPRAT
THE BOASTING TRAVELLER
THE CRAB AND HIS MOTHER
THE ASS AND HIS SHADOW
THE FARMER AND HIS SONS
THE DOG AND THE COOK
THE MONKEY AS KING
THE THIEVES AND THE COCK
THE FARMER AND FORTUNE
JUPITER AND THE MONKEY
FATHER AND SONS
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THE OWL AND THE BIRDS
THE ASS IN THE LION'S SKIN
THE SHE-GOATS AND THEIR BEARDS
THE OLD LION
THE BOY BATHING
THE QUACK FROG
THE SWOLLEN FOX
THE MOUSE, THE FROG, AND THE HAWK
THE BOY AND THE NETTLES
THE PEASANT AND THE APPLE-TREE
THE JACKDAW AND THE PIGEONS
JUPITER AND THE TORTOISE
THE DOG IN THE MANGER
THE TWO BAGS
THE OXEN AND THE AXLETREES
THE BOY AND THE FILBERTS
THE FROGS ASKING FOR A KING
THE OLIVE-TREE AND THE FIG-TREE
THE LION AND THE BOAR
THE WALNUT-TREE
THE MAN AND THE LION
THE TORTOISE AND THE EAGLE
THE KID ON THE HOUSETOP
THE FOX WITHOUT A TAIL
THE VAIN JACKDAW
THE TRAVELLER AND HIS DOG
THE SHIPWRECKED MAN AND THE SEA
THE WILD BOAR AND THE FOX
MERCURY AND THE SCULPTOR
THE FAWN AND HIS MOTHER
THE FOX AND THE LION
THE EAGLE AND HIS CAPTOR

An excellent resource for pre-1914 text studies with 2 novels and poetry by the great Lewis Carroll saved as Word documents for you to cut/paste/edit into you own resources.
Novels:
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Through The Looking Glass

Use these questions after your guided reading session. After the children have read with you allow them to independently re-read the text and answer the questions while you read with your next group.
Questions are based on old AF levels designed to make children:
- describe &amp; retrieve information from the texts,
- deduce, infer &amp; interpret information
- comment on structure/organisation
- comment on use of language